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August 31, 2002

American Muslims remain in the dock one year after 9/11

Pressure grows on US and Iraq amid fear of strike

EU leaders urge restraint over Iraq

Denmark seeks ME ‘road map’ for Palestine state

Greek Muslims seek more mosques, Islamic centers

Bhutto supporters stage rally against govt

Earth Summit turned into bunker as protestors gather

Summit impasse over key issues

US soldiers in the firing line at Earth Summit

19 dead in Brazil air taxi crash

Muslims still feeling backlash of Sept. 11

Putin says no to headscarves

Indochina floods kill 43, leave many homeless

August 30, 2002

More Israeli war crimes against civilians: 6 Palestinians killed, 16 injured, 7 arrested, and tens of stores and houses destroyed by Israeli occupation forces

Eight killed in Kashmir violence

Israel’s Gaza raid mars security deal

Iraq opens suspected arms site

U.S. congressional Republicans push Iraq hearings

US Jews launch pro-Israel TV ads

Israel to deport 15,000 Filipinos

Sharif gets initial nod for Pakistan election bid

China winning Internet war against dissidents for now: group

Israeli weapon deals with Iran 

August 28, 2002

U.S. action against Iraq "attack on Arabs" - Saddam

Iraq says U.S. attacks civilian airport

Pakistan warns of terror attack on 9/11 anniversary

Corruption "rampant" in two-thirds of countries

Israel army violating "human shields" ban: rights group

16 killed in Kashmir violence

Bush reaffirms "eternal friendship" with Saudi Arabia

Saudis join hands to fight back slander

Israel arrests 2 PFLP leaders

Lawsuit against US planned

 UK Chief Rabbi says Israeli policy incompatible with Judaism

August 27, 2002

Arab fiscal gap shoots up to $17 billion

Qatar minister in Iraq to discuss UN arms inspection

Cheney, the US can't wait until Iraq obtains nuclear weapons

Prince Abdullah blasts Western media campaign

Israeli army arrests 2 top Hamas men in Jenin raid

Charity denies Kabul office was a terror lab

Mubarak says Iraq attack could bring chaos 

Iraq brands UN disarmament chief a 'spy' 

Five Kashmiris killed in clashes with security men  

France hunts for mystery freighter after collision  

Russian policeman who shot five dies: report  

Rebel killed in clash on Philippine hostage isle  

August 26, 2002

US and British planes bomb Iraqi positions in southern Israq, killing 8 and injuring 9 Iraqi civilians.

Earth 2nd Summit opened in South Africa

Israel rules out pull back from Hebron

Saudi Arabia to try Saud if terror links established 

Iraq: Bush gets new warning from senators, key ally

Turki to open conference on Islam in Kazakhstan 

August 25, 2002

10 Muslims massacred, 15 injured in Kashmir blast

Saudi Authorities question Saud after he turns himself in

Israel steps up attacks, scraps a pull out deal 

Armitage urges Pakistan-India talks

Yemen confirms it bought Scuds from North Korea

China on high alert against floods

Israeli reservists report more looting by the army

Mugabe to confront critics at Earth summit 

Philippine troops kill kidnap chief, free 2 hostages

Russia slams US warnings about trade with Iraq

Hasina leads a massive procession

August 24, 2002

Israel stalls withdrawal

Report highlights Israeli atrocities

Quartet concerned at plight of Palestinians

Pakistan accuses India of attack

August 23, 2002

US exports to Saudi Arabia drop to 12 year low

Arafat's aid says that Israel is reneging on a pull out deal

We should always support a just cause

August 22, 2002

Musharraf empowers himself

George Habas calls on Palestinians to step up attacks against Israel

Dollar declines as Saudis withdraw billions form US

Palestinian refugees attacked by Israeli occupation forces

Coping with pain, Ahsan Jafri's daughter reflects on her father's strengths

500 missing Indian Muslims said killed

Firm cashes in on anti- American sentiments

Bush reviewing Iraq options, will be patient

August 21, 2002

Israel presses on with killing despite accord

33rd anniversary of Al-Aqsa Mosque's burning

Palestinians take over Bethlehem as Israel pulls out

Nawaz Sharif not to return for October polls

Iraqi refugees storm Berlin embassy, take hostages

World population headed for 8 billion, but less to go hungry

Peace and justice forces rally to McKinney

August 20, 2002

US builds up arsenal for an attack on Iraq

Letter from Lahore: ID issue may dominate polls

Abu Nidal killed in Baghdad

85 Russian soldiers killed in a helicopter crash in Chechnya, downed by Chechen fighters 

Iraqi National Assembly approves nominating Saddam for a new 7-year term 

British missing girls' suspect murderer is no killer, says mother

August 19, 2002

Implementation of Gaza first plan begins today

Yemen President opposes US move on Iraq

US ruling positive step, says Hamdi's father

Boycotting US products gathering momentum in the Middle East

Money laundering scheme between Israel and France continues

Challenging ignorance on Islam, a ten point primer for Americans

August 18, 2002

US, UK jets strike Iraqi targets

Bush defends his Iraq policy amid dissent

US displeased with German stance on Iraq

Iraq seeks more UN talks before arms inspection

Iraq and Russia plan an economic deal

Washington should be sued, not Riyadh, Saudi Press says

King Hamad in historic visit to Iran

Three Palestinians injured by Israeli tankfire in Gaza

Israelis arrest 150 Palestinians in fresh crackdown

Former PLO treasurer accused of embezzlement accuses Arafat of not following good management

Sudan taking steps to build bright future

Advani cancels US visit but will go to Britain

Growing divorce cases in Saudi Arabia

Bush productions is preparing to go into action

Perle's stealth attack on Saudi Arabia"

August 17, 2002

Delaying attack on Iraq boosts Saddam, Sharon says

39 people injured in Indonesia quake

Iraq seeks more UN talks before arms inspection

Israeli court allows army to confiscate Palestinian land

Israeli gunfire cuts short boy's school dream

August 16, 2002

Israel threatens to nuke Iraq if attacked

US-British airstrikes Iraqi radars

Palestinian-Israeli talks put off

Egypt says won't bow down to US pressure over Ibrahim

India, Pakistan trade charges

Rival parties combine to defeat pro-Musharraf alliance

An Arab American elected deputy mayor of Paterson, NJ (USA)

Even light smokers run major risk of heart attack

Climate change, bad river management blamed for Europe's floods

August 15, 2002

Barghuthi defiant at trial

Who is Marwan Al-Barghuthi?

Kashmir poll a farce, Musharraf

Bush to link aid to Egypt to rights, change of policy

Bush respects Fox's decision to cancil visit

Flood fury turns to Germany

August 14, 2002

Iraq urges the US to drop war threats

Iran floods kill 16, villages cut off

Pakistan gives the nod to 72 parties to run in October polls

Arabs reject US moves to attack Iraq

Bush campaign to oust Saddam in trouble

Israeli supreme court blocks expulsion

Human resources development in the Arab countries

August 13, 2002

US readies for strike, moving arms to Red Sea

Iraq sees Bush stuck with no way out

Yemen and UAE ship Alquaeda suspects back home to Saudi Arabia

Saddam says he is ready to implement UN resolutions

Israeli court approves Palestinians' expulsion

August 12, 2002

Israeli Jewish settlers evict Palestinians

Iraq enemy until proven otherwise, says Bush

Britain dismisses Saddam's offer

Afghans demand minister's removal

Israel building anti-missile battery

Jewish settlers seize Palestinian homes in the West Bank

Saddam promises to let in arms inspectors

European resistance to US war plans delights Iraq

Saudi Arabia executes a drug smuggler

22 of a family killed in Egypt in a revenge attack

Hasina returns home

August 11, 2002

US-Palestinian talks in Washington, and a Palestinian killed in cold blood in Nablus 

Israeli settlers evict 3 Palestinian families from their houses

8 soldiers killed in Afghanistan, most are Americans

Bush forced to play down talk of war

Schroeder: German forces will not participate in any action against Iraq

Jordan will not be a launchpad for attack on Iraq, says Foreign Minister

Israelis' confidence in Sharon slips

Tight security for Musharraf in Karachi

Iran opens new air route to Tajik capital

France castigates Israel for the arrest of activists 

August 10, 2002

6 Palestinians killed, 8 injured, as the Israeli military occupation continues

20 killed, 30 injured in blast near Jalalabad, Afghanistan

4 dead in grenade attack on Pakistan Christian Hospital

Israel accused of trying to steal Palestinian history

Massaive Islamic market attracts Western banks

August 9, 2002

Bush promises patience on Iraq

Saddam's speech and reactions, August 8, 2002

Iraq seeks British help to avert war

Yemen sets up agency for national security

Israel demolishes bomber families homes

Israel holding thousands of Palestinians illegally

Citizenship annulment threats in Israel draw fire

Mideast security talks founder

August 8, 2002

EU to deploy big observer team for Pakistan elections

Saud decries move to sour Saudi-US ties

US military brass back Bush

Palestinians agree to an Israeli plan

August 7, 2002

Israeli occupation forces kill five Palestinians, Hamas announced it would seek revenge

UN demands Israeli pullout

Anti Saudi briefing causes stir

Baghdad seeks Tehran missiles

Israeli threat to revoke citizenship

Sharif surfs the Net to catch up on news

Palestinian humanitarian situation is dire but not unavoidable

European envoys meet Kashmir separatist leaders

American TV coverage, all negative for the Middle East

August 6, 2002

Israel tightens grip on Palestinian cities

US rejects Iraqi invitation to Congress team

American TV coverage, all negative for the Middle East

India and Pakistan trade heavy artillery fire in Kashmir

August 5, 2002

2 Israeli settlers killed, 2 injured south of Nablus, in the West Bank

A suicide car bomb explodes prematurely in northern Israel, killing the driver and injuring several people More

Palestinians attack an Israeli car, killing 2 and injuring 2, near the Israeli settlement of Ariel. More

Israelis attack a house in the Barqa village, Nablus, killing 2 and injuring and arresting 4 Palestinians More

Blix rebuffs Iraq for talks

Peres to meet with Mubarak in Egypt today

Scientists warn against the devastation of the planet

Alqaeda news, new military wing, the sponsor, delayed action

August 4, 2002

12 Israeli soldiers killed, 55 injured in a bus suicide bomb in northern Israel 

2 Palestinians and 1 Israeli soldier killed and 16 injured, in Jerusalem during fire exchange More 

1 Palestinian killed in Gaza trying to enter Dughit settlement from the sea More 

Israelis and Palestinians are left alone killing each other while President Bush is playing golf and taking a vacation More 

Saudi Arabia and Iran oppose US strike on Iraq

Syrian press says Jenin report shows US domination of UN

Hammas says Jenin report will encourage Israel to commit more massacres

Powell still plans to meet a Palestinian delegation while Israeli forces are punishing the City of Nablus

Israeli atrocities and collective punishment continue in Nablus

August 3, 2002

Saudi Arabia and Iran oppose US strike on Iraq

Syrian press says Jenin report shows US domination of UN

Hammas says Jenin report will encourage Israel to commit more massacres

Powell still plans to meet a Palestinian delegation while Israeli forces are punishing the City of Nablus

Israeli atrocities and collective punishment continue in Nablus

Israel invades Nablus with 100 tanks: killing 7 Palestinians, arresting 30, and demolishing several houses

McKinney behind in poll despite Arab American, Muslim support"

Annan cool to Iraqi offer of arms talks

August 2, 2002

20 killed in Kashmir

Palestinian Authority rejects UN Jenin report

Iranian party vows to defy ban

Bin Laden's father in law to be freed

Saddam must go, says Bush

August 1, 2002

Congressmen object to Israel's use of F-16

Lawmakers caution Bush on Iraq

7 Israelis killed and 70 injured in the Hebrew University explosion